Communication & Journalism Department

Your Communication Career Starts Here

COJO knows that you want a solid education on which to base your communication or media career. You want engaging courses and faculty. You want confidence in your communication abilities and media skills. And, you want opportunities to start building your career now. Let us help you achieve your goals. Choose from a B.A. or B.S. in communication, a B.A in journalism, or an M.A. in communication. We also offer minors in communication, journalism, public relations, and marketing communication. 

With a degree in COJO, your career opportunities include media production, public relations, journalism, advertising, photography, marketing communication, web design, human relations, consulting, higher education, sales, management, business promotion, law school, and graduate school. Your success is encouraged with internships, study abroad opportunities, student educational opportunities, Lambda Pi Eta honor society membership, and research opportunities with faculty. Please check out information about our Larsh Bristol Photojournalism Fellowship and Bobby Model Photojournalism Professorship.

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Our Mission and Vision

Our Mission

COJO educates students and the broader UW community on the importance of communication in any career or life path. The department provides guidance in interpersonal, intercultural, global, public, and media communication, while exposing students to cutting-edge media technologies and research. COJO engages students in critical, analytical thinking, preparing them to be thoughtful and deliberative citizens. Our goal is to empower students to analyze their communicative environments and create successful communication messages.

 

Our Vision

The Communication and Journalism Department aspires to be an academic leader in various communication contexts, media teaching, research, and creative projects, recognized for empowering students through intellectual inquiry to meet the communication challenges of a globally connected society.

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